Free Plug-in Solar Panels to Be Rolled Out to some Households

Government to ‘double down not back down’ on clean energy in face of gas spike

Key to the plans is breaking the link between gas and electricity prices

Free plug-in solar panels to be rolled out to some households

Low-income households will get taxpayer-subsidised, plug-in solar panels to cut their energy bills, the Government has announced. Up to £25m to pay for the panels for those “most in need” has been earmarked by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). Energy Secretary Ed Miliband will unveil the initiative among a raft of policies in a speech on Tuesday to “double down, not back down on our mission for clean energy” following the …

Miliband sets out further clean energy plans

The UK Government’s Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has set out further measures to ensure clean, homegrown power as Whitehall also plans to “break the link” between volatile gas prices and electricity. It added that it wants to make “EV chargers, solar panels and heat pumps easier to install for renters, flat-dwellers and households without a driveway”. It will introduce permitted development rights for EV charging, including cross-pavement soluti…

Decisive action to break influence of gas on electricity prices

Families across the country will be better protected from energy crises, as government moves to break link between gas and electricity prices.   New plans include long‑term fixed‑price contracts for renewables, protecting families when gas prices spike.  Immediate action to tax excess profits through the Electricity Generator Levy by raising the rate from 45% to 55%, ensuring an increased proportion of the extraordinary revenue generated when th…